Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1887-07-06

De eStteneO neXC 10 Cno great CtlIC OF GOu
own Son. Having considered the relatio
and duties of man to woman as suggeste
by the text let us consider, Thirdly, the r.
lation and duties of woman to man.
III. The rib which the Lord God too
from the man tmade he into woman an
brought her to the man." The lesso
taught is this, that just as the bones witt
out the flesh do not make a perfect mar
just SO woman is to complement man.
! mean by this, that man is incomplete i
himself, and that he needs woman in al
that concerns his welfare and the glory O
God. Bones are very essential. But they
without the flesh, are very imperfect man
This truth is taught In human experience
Man goes out into the busy world. Hi
work is to think, plan, and construct. HI
binds worlds together and sends though
around the world at lightning speed, to sent
the iron-horse snorting across the prairies a
sixty miles an hour.or the great Sea Mons
ter plowing the briny deep. In all thi
work, man often gets discouraged. But i
he have the right kind of woman at home
he can come from work at night and NEE
his God-given Angel at the door to bring
Sunshine into his Earthly home and poin
him to his Home in those bright mansions
beyond the skies. Ladies, yours is not
mean position in the world! Yours it is te
carry in your bosoms an unfailine store
house of comfort for those to whom Goo
either has led or will lead you in shorl
time. And may God help you to do SO !
| Yours it is to lay your cool hand upon the
aching brow just from the field. the count
ing room, the bar, or the pulpit.
| Your husband goes out into the world tC
earn living for you. The world snubs,
scorns and wrongs him. But, if you so act
as to retain his confidence, he will feel that
there is one heart in the world that is true
to him; one pair of lips that will never speak
evil against him; one pair Of hands that will
not hang his dirty clothes out in the front
yard, and one person that will stand by
him until God pulls the flesh off her bones.
You are also to beautify mans moral and
religious character. Man is naturally a
gross being. And thrown into the whirl.
pool of business-life he is constantly cal.
culating how to make cent. He is tempt.
ed to drive sharp bargain or to lay his
hand upon dishonest penny. Give him
to understand that you will never put a
mouthful of bread into your mouth that was
bought with dishonest money.
He is tempted to perform rash deed
Lay your soft hand upon his strong arm and
say the arm that God made to protect me
must not plunge nae into sorrow. Then
look up into his face and prayerfully ask
him, if he will not for your sake lay aside
the thought. And by so doing you may
save him from disgrace and prison and your
self from shame, poverty and sorrow, and
perhaps broken heart. Young ladies,
yours it is to say to mankind, Rise! Say it
with your tongue and your action. Garry
with you that modesty which most becomes
lady, and without which you will be little
less than female brutes. Treasure in your
hearts that virtuous character which reflects
the imagine of God in your noble nature
and makes your eyes the windows of Heav-
en-; and, most of fall, carry with you that
religion which will place you next to, if not
along side of, the Christian ministry in saw
ing the souls of men. Say to every man
who would tread upon the crystal of your
moral nature, get behind me. Flee, as you
would from lion from any man who
would make you what he himself would
most despise.
Nv. The fourth and last lesson taught
in the text is that man and wife constitute
an inseparable unit. To take the flesh off
the bones means to render both useless,
and just so man and wife may never be
separated by anything but themselves or
death. This is plainly taught in the Bible.
No less than three times it is said, and they
twain or two shall be one flesh. But let
me say right here plainly, but decidedly,
that not every couple who have taken mar
riage vows are married. There are people
in this town that are no more married than
Eve and Abraham were. For wherever
love is wanting, there is no marriage. 1t
has been said that marriage is lottery
Let me tell you why it is. 1t is SO because
of the way some people 60 about it. The
young man sees dIy-goods sign walking
along the street. He gets an introduction.
They take two or three evening walks
They get tied-up, and what should have
greatest hell.
But let young man pray to God to lead
to him the woman of His choice, and then
let the young lady lay her hand in Gods
hard and ask Him to lead her to the man
whom He would have her wed as he did
Eve. Then let both of them wait until
they have made a bargain that reason rati-
fies, conscience approves, and God sane
tions. Then, though earth and hell op-
pose the match, God has promised that
they shall haYe his blessing.
Young man, look at the young lady you
expect to marry. Picture to yourself that
same woman, gray-hairsd, sunken cheeks,
sunken eyes, lying in her sick bed unable
to move and you holding cloths for her to
spit into, and then with that picture before
you, stand up in the sight of God and ask
yourself if you could love her then. And
| if you feel that you can love her then, that
is the time to pop the question. prayed
harder the night before was married than
| I did the night before was converted. For
I did not know whether l was going to
have two heavens or two hells.
Marry first of all for the glory of God;
| then to increase your mutual happiness
| Remember now and forever that the mar
riage ceremony does not make you man and
wife any more than baptism makes you a
Christian. When you two are alone, and
between yourselves and your God make up
your mind to stand by each other until
death; that is true marriage, and the cere.
mony is the public declaration of the mar.
riage. And whosoever are living together
without these essentials mentioned, are
living in adultery and Gods frowns are
upon them.
But when Gods s invisible hand has tori
open mans affections. and SO revealed
them to particular woman that she truly
loves him, and God has led them together.
there is true marriage.
Have you never seen the sturdy oak,
standing up in the forest bending
under the weight of years and beaten
by the storm And then have yor
never seen the tender ivy viue entwinine
itself around the oak and beautifying it;
If the oak fell, the vine fell. As long az
the oak stood, the vine stood. That oak il
type of man, and that vine of woman
Just so man must ever stand up in the for
est of life, burdened by the cares and beat
en- by the storms of life, while woman is tt
be the tender vine clinging to and beauti
flying man.
God led Eve to Adam. And whenever
two persons are truly married, God lead'
them one to the other and marries them
and upon them his blessing rests. All the
rest the devil marries, and when he get'
ready he will break them up.
God grant from this night on until th'
last marriage shall take place between
Christ and his church, that all marriages
may be marriages where He has led the wo
man to the man and picked out the NAL
for the woman. Then with Cowper all tn
families of earth can ask: